duda

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪u.ð̞a] Rhymes: -uda Syllabification: du‧da === Noun === duda f (plural dudes) alternative form of dulda == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish duda, from dudar, from Latin dubitāre. === Noun === duda an uncertainty; doubt; disbelief coffee senna (Senna occidentalis) === Verb === duda to doubt; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect == Hungarian == === Etymology === Controversial origin. From a Slavic language; compare Czech dudy (“bagpipe”). From dúdol (“to hum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdudɒ] Hyphenation: du‧da Rhymes: -dɒ === Noun === duda (plural dudák) horn (sound-making apparatus) bagpipe (slang) hooter (a woman's breast) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === duda in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. duda in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Ladino == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish dubda (“doubt”). ==== Noun ==== duda f (Hebrew spelling דודה) doubt (misgiving) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== duda (Hebrew spelling דודה) third-person singular present indicative of dudar ==== References ==== == Maguindanao == === Noun === duda saliva; spittle == Malay == === Etymology === Probably from Sanskrit [Term?]. False cognate of English dude. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /duda/ Rhymes: -uda, -da, -a === Noun === duda (Jawi spelling دودا, plural duda-duda or duda2) widower; a man who has lost his wife whether by divorce or through her death ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: duda ==== See also ==== balu / janda / randa yatim === Further reading === "duda" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Maltese == === Etymology === See the main lemma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduːda/ Rhymes: -uːda === Noun === duda f (singulative, collective dud, plural dwied, paucal dudiet) alternative form of dudu (“worm”) === Noun === duda f (plural dudiet) a term of endearment == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uda Syllabification: du‧da Homophone: Duda === Noun === duda f (music) bagpipe Synonyms: gajdy, (proscribed) kobza, (regional) kozioł (music) hornpipe ==== Declension ==== === Noun === duda m pers (music) bagpiper Synonyms: (archaic) dudarz, dudziarz ==== Declension ==== === Noun === duda m animal (derogatory) oaf, slouch Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “duda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) Oskar Kolberg (1877), “duda”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 27 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈduda] === Noun === duda f definite nominative/accusative singular of dudă == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊ɤd̪̊ə/ === Interjection === duda? (Lewis, informal) huh? pardon? ==== Synonyms ==== dè rud? (Uist) diorta? (Harris) === References === == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dúːda/ ==== Noun ==== dȗda f pacifier (for a baby) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dùːda/, /dúːda/ ==== Noun ==== dūda (rare) nominative singular of dúde ===== Declension ===== Singular and dual forms are rarely used. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪u.ð̞a] Rhymes: -uda Syllabification: du‧da === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish dubda (“doubt”). ==== Noun ==== duda f (plural dudas) doubt no ofrece dudas ― there’s no doubt no admite dudas ― there’s no doubt Me quedé con una duda. ― I was left doubting. arrojar dudas sobre algo ― raise doubts about something ofrecer dudas ― raise doubts suscitar dudas ― raise doubts question Tengo una duda. ― I have a question. responder una duda ― answer a question second thought ===== Usage notes ===== (sense 2) Not entirely synonymous with pregunta. "ask a question" can't be translated with duda, and pregunta is used instead (hacer una pregunta). ===== Alternative forms ===== dubda (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== duda inflection of dudar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “duda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “duda”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN “duda”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “duda” in Diccionario panhispánico del español jurídico, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2023. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish duda, from dudar, from Latin dubitare. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪uː.d̪ɐ] Rhymes: -uda Syllabification: du‧da === Noun === duda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ) doubt; uncertainty Synonyms: alinlangan, pag-aalinlangan apprehension Synonyms: pangamba, kaba ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dudoso === Adjective === duda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ) doubting; in doubt Synonym: nag-aalinlangan apprehensive Synonyms: nangangamba, kinakabahan == Xhosa == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -duda to dance (tribal) ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Yogad == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish duda. === Noun === duda doubt == Zulu == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -duda to flatter, to humour to indulge, to spoil to excite, to arouse (anger or sexual) ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “duda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “duda (6.3)”